Author: Mabinty Quarshie

President Donald Trump conceded that his efforts to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia to end their three-year war are proving much harder than he initially expected. During a news conference at the NATO summit in the Netherlands, Trump was asked why he had not been able to end the war in the…

RICHMOND, Virginia — Four years after winning statewide office in Virginia, Winsome Earle-Sears is back in the political arena. But this time around, the lieutenant governor hopes to succeed her boss, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), as the Old Dominion’s chief executive. It won’t be easy. Youngkin and Earle-Sears flipped Virginia red in 2021 by running…

Virginia Democrats selected former Del. Jay Jones as their attorney general nominee Tuesday evening ahead of the November off-year election, widely seen as a political bellwether. Jones defeated Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor, 51% to 49%, with 95% of votes counted according to the Associated Press. The win sets up a November battle against Attorney…

Ten years ago, then-businessman Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, slowly descended a golden escalator at his Trump Tower in New York City, waving at the crowd that had gathered to hear his remarks.  Nearby, Ivanka Trump, his first daughter, stood awaiting her father’s announcement that he was running for president during the 2016…

Private tensions between the world’s most powerful man and the world’s richest spilled out into a public war on Thursday, ending the alliance between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the most dramatic way possible. Since Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur and former leader of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, started cozying up to…

President Donald Trump has declared himself the “fertilization president.” Vice President JD Vance wants a baby boom. The administration has pledged to put family first, yet so far, some conservatives believe it isn’t going far enough. This Washington Examiner series, Baby Boomers, will analyze the Trump administration’s early policies and pledges — if they have been successful…

Former President Joe Biden‘s last physical in 2024 showed that there were “no new concerns,” but his recent “aggressive” prostate cancer diagnosis has raised questions about whether White House doctors may have missed a key test. The physical from last year, conducted by former White House physician Kevin O’Connor, makes no mention of whether or not Biden…

Vice President JD Vance championed the Trump administration‘s support for law enforcement during a breakfast event Wednesday morning celebrating National Police Week. The vice president, joined by second lady Usha Vance, held an intimate breakfast with roughly two dozen state and local law enforcement officers at their residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington.…

As President Donald Trump works to secure multiple new trade deals that will benefit the United States, he has mostly taken to slamming his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, for the economic uncertainty that has swept the nation. The stock and bond markets have fluctuated due to Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs and subsequent 90-day pause.…

President Donald Trump showcased a more aggressive approach to policy issues during the first 100 days of his second administration compared to his first term as a political newcomer. No longer a novice to the ways government operates, Trump has surrounded himself with seasoned advisers who are moving at a furious and targeted speed to…